Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
0.5
SW
18
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
162
158
154
151
147
147
143
133
160
156
183
160
160
187
229
309
392
381
381
394
394
371
382
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51PM2.05m
12:15PM1.19m
10:43PM2.01m
12:56PM1.25m
11:34PM1.90m
1:38PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.51m
4:31PM0.77m
6:09AM-0.47m
5:30PM0.72m
6:52AM-0.38m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
18
18
20
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
18
18
19
15
17
15
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
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